Thursday would have been MLB’s Opening Day if not for the coronavirus pandemic that has put everything on hold or canceled it outright. Major League Baseball has delayed the start of the season until at least the middle of May, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it get pushed back further. What’s a baseball …
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If you’re wondering what to expect from upcoming AirPods competitors, one way to get an inkling is from the new chips that will power them. And the latest new silicon is Qualcomm’s new QCC514X and the QCC304X, the tech giant’s next-generation, ultra-low-power Bluetooth audio systems-on-a-chip. Designed for entry-level and midtier products, they’ll start appearing in new true wireless earbuds and …
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Annoyed at how much data companies gather from your web browsing? Apple’s giving Safari on iOS and MacOS an update to help. Announced Tuesday by Apple WebKit engineer John Wilander in a blog post on the WebKit site, the move fully blocks third-party cookies, bringing the latest version of Safari in-line with other browsers like Tor. (WebKit is the browser …
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Clara Reeves, CEO of Melbourne-based video game studio Hipster Whale, fell in love with programming when she realized it could be an art form. Reeves, who would go on to oversee Hipster Whale’s popular game Crossy Road in its move to Apple’s mobile gaming subscription service, Apple Arcade, never grew out of her childhood passion of building structures out of …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The coronavirus pandemic has already forced major events such as the SXSW music and tech festival and the Olympics to be canceled or delayed. Now — if a new media report turns out to be accurate — Apple may wait a little longer to launch …
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Apple Arcade on Friday added Spyder from Sumo Digital to its growing catalog of over 100 games. In Spyder, you must save the world as Agent 8 — a sophisticated miniature robot spider deployed by the British Spy Agency. Use all of your built-in spy gadgets, gizmos and tools as you scurry to sabotage the dastardly plans of SIN, an evil …
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UPDATE: The two Alto games are no longer free, but Prune and Mini Metro (mentioned below) are still free downloads for today. Alto’s Odyssey, and its precursor Alto’s Adventure, have long been known for their calming music, hypnotic gameplay and generally soothing vibes. Some users have reported that the games have helped fight anxiety and panic attacks or provided comfort while in the hospital …
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Apple’s planning to make its app store available in more countries, pledging that developers will be able to sell their programs for the iPhone and iPad in 177 countries or regions by the end of the year. The announcement came Monday in part because Apple said developers need to fill out administrative forms on its site to price and mark …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple expects to begin reopening its retail stores in the first half of April, according to a new report from Bloomberg, following international closures in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The iPhone maker will also allow employees to work remotely through at …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Over the weekend, Apple stopped limiting the number of iPhones and iPads you can buy through its online store, after briefly stopping people from buying more than two each of certain models. The restrictions applied to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 …
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